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In order to be a member of the South Central Chapter you must first become a member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. www.caremanager.org

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History of NAPGCM

What is now a thriving international group of innovative professionals started in New York in 1985 with a group of 100 human services professionals. The National Association of Private Geriatric Managers was established in 1986. By 2002 there were approximately 1800 members of NAPGCM.

As we grow and develop as a profession, the public will become increasingly aware of the significant contributions that NAPGCM members make in providing comfort and quality of life for the elders, while relieving the stress of caregiving from their families.

Benefits

Professional Development: Membership in the national organization offers members the opportunity to participate in seminars to learn more about this new field, including methodology, research, and information that help you better serve your clients’ needs.

Annual Conference: The Annual Conference has seminars on how to ‘do’ the business of care management. There are discussions on time management, bookkeeping, hiring and keeping staff, advertising, and protecting your business with insurance. It features nationally recognized speakers, workshops, exhibits, and networking opportunities.

Code of Ethics: NAPGCM has developed a Code of Ethics that defines the standards of practice without which there would be little creditability. Members are encouraged to write articles about their specialties and innovations, as well as book reviews that appear regularly in professional publications. These articles increase the visibility of our new vocation among other human service professions.

Legislation: NAPGCM has a representative (small lobby effort) in the Capital to follow the progress of all bills that affect older Americans and their families. Members are kept updated regularly about changing national policies.

Marketing and Public Relations: NAPGCM promotes care management as a profession by educating the public and the media about the emerging field of Geriatric Care Management.

Membership Directory: A national listing of members of NAPGCM is published annually. It includes email addresses and websites of members, as well as each member’s credentials. It is distributed to members of the aging network, and may be purchased by consumers.

NAPGCM Publications: ‘Inside GCM’ and the GCM Journal are both published on a quarterly basis, and contain useful articles, updates, book reviews, ideas, and opportunities in the field of Geriatric Care Management. Additionally, there are brochures and workbooks available in the NAPGCM office. There are opportunities to advertise your business or specialty service to members of the aging network through the United States.

Why Join the South Central Chapter?

Our chapter covers a large geographical area. We have issues in common that are not shared by other areas, such as large ethnic populations and a multitude of older adults in rural areas. Meetings amongst us offer the opportunity to discuss these issues and hear suggestions from other chapter members.

It is not always possible to attend the national conference, either due to expense or time. The chapter meeting is closer to your home city, and lasts a shorter time.

The local conference is held in the spring. Attending the chapter meeting offers the chance to network twice every year, once with national members in the fall at the National Conference and again in the spring with your fellow chapter members.

Mini-chapters in Dallas, Houston, and other cities meet for encouragement and networking. There are few of us in this part of the U.S., and little need to compete with each other. There is a greater need to know who is where, and who specializes in what, so we can refer to each other or share resources with each other. Most chapter members are reluctant to refer to people who call themselves care managers but are not members.